If you’re anything like me, you’ve been spending quite a bit of time in the all-immersive world of Skyrim. The latest incarnation of the Elder Scrolls series of role playing games is the best one yet, with some calling it best video game ever. It’s already a pretty metal game as is, with all the dragon slaying, mead drinking and skeleton-slaughtering going on, but our bros over at Metal Injection found a video of a power metal version of the theme with some guy shredding all over it. Hearing it makes me want to play the game some more. I’ll see you all in the Spring.
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